Questions about having a second copy of FG running as a player account while DMing

**GavinRuneblade** · July 21st, 2018, 20:54

I have seen the advice about having a second account to run as a player while you are DMing and I wanted to try it, but I think I did something wrong.

Running the install a second time on my primary computer just opens the settings on my normal account and never prompts for an install. Is there any other way to do it so I can have two installs on the same computer (windows 10)? I'll probably end up using a second computer most of the time, but if I can do two on one it would be a nice backup if I ever need to travel and play.

Thanks in advance!

**JohnD** · July 21st, 2018, 20:55

Don't install again.

Launch the program a 2nd time.

Connect to "localhost" instead of your IP or alias.

This only works running the 2nd instance in the same computer.

**GavinRuneblade** · July 21st, 2018, 21:39

I don't understand those instructions, sorry. What do you mean by connect to localhost and in what window?

**Erin Righ** · July 21st, 2018, 21:50

Right click on the FG icon and run a second instance off the same program

Then connect instance 1 as a GM (Host Game)

In the 2nd running instance, Click Join Game

Put in a name different from your GM name and everyone else and under Host Address put localhost

click start

**Trenloe** · July 21st, 2018, 21:50

Under the "join game" window on the second instance (not a second installation) use localhost as the connection address to connect to the GM instance on the same computer.

**GavinRuneblade** · July 21st, 2018, 21:59

Ahhh, that is very easy. Thank you!

^.^

**Erin Righ** · July 21st, 2018, 22:02

np. Ok folks crisis averted, nothing to see here, Game on, Game on.

**FundPirate** · October 14th, 2018, 19:08

my issue is that Steam won't let me run a 'second instance' as it say 'error, app is open' any ideas about how to counter that? I bought the FG game from Steam

**Zacchaeus** · October 14th, 2018, 19:17

Originally Posted by FundPirate

my issue is that Steam won't let me run a 'second instance' as it say 'error, app is open' any ideas about how to counter that? I bought the FG game from Steam

Hi FundPirate, welcome to FG.

Don't run the second instance from Steam; either right click on the FG icon on the task bar (for the one that is already running) and select Fantasy Grounds or start it from the fantasygrounds.exe file in ProgramFiles(x86)/Fantasy Grounds.

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